Connection Problem with Mac
 

PROBLEM - Never coonect to network. If I hover over the connection image bottom left it says "You are currently connecting to the network." Have done many searches, and tried some tips but cannot get it to work:bangh:

1. OS version? Mac OS X 10.4.11

2. What firewalls you have? The Firewall that comes with the OS i.e. Firewall under System Preferences/Sharing/Firewall

3. How much ram? 1GB DDR SDRAM

4. Hard Disk space available? 219GB (on external hard drive)

5. Connection type? Broadband

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? AVR-8000 ADSL 2

7. Where are you trying to connect from - House

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? - 4.16.2 / 1.5.0_13

9. Who is your ISP? - Plusnet - I have read that there have been issues with Plusnet, but was using it with Plusnet a few years ago with no problem.

10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ - It says 'Your test worked!'

11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. - I have wireless installed using Airport Express. I use this eMac and occasionally a Windows laptop on the connection.

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. - 1st try for a few years. used to use it a lot on this Mac ] years ago, and had no problems.

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes, but I have turned the Firewall OFF under System Preferences/Sharing/Firewall and there is no other Firewall on the Mac therefore cannot understand why this is showing!

14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? - I am not sure!! Basically the phone wire is plugged into the DSL Modem/Router, and my Airport Express is plugged into the Modem using Ethernet cable.

15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? - None. No need on a Mac ;)

16. What country are you living in? - WALES / CYMRU

Many apologies for late reply.

* OSX Firewall settings for Tiger IF it is turned on, though you say it is turned off. :)

* I cannot figure out if your AVR-8000 is a modem or router. Try connecting directly using the AVR-8000. If still no good, try connecting directly using your AirXpress. Also see Apple Airport Extreme/Express for Mac users * (NAT-PMP)
If you do need to port forward the Airport then first & most important step is Setting up static ip for OSX & choose port 64049 or 4915. Then use same port here Manual port forward instructions & sample image

* Also see (a) If LW Will Not Connect, __ (b) Problems with the search, __ (c) Hostiles List

* Under LW's settings, preferences > Advanced > Firewalls, change both connection & listening ports to the same above such as 4915 or 64049.